Patent attributes
A method of three-dimensional imaging includes scanning a LiDAR system in a first direction with a first frequency and in a second direction with a second frequency that is different from the first frequency, so that a laser beam emitted by each laser source of the LiDAR system follows a Lissajous pattern. The method further includes emitting, using each laser source, a plurality of laser pulses as the LiDAR system is scanned in the first direction and the second direction; detecting, using each detector of the LiDAR system, a portion of each laser pulse of the plurality of laser pulses reflected off of one or more objects; determining, using a processor, a time of flight for each respective laser pulse from emission to detection; and acquiring a point cloud of the one or more objects based on the times of flight of the plurality of laser pulses.
